Ken:
It was known by the mid-90’s that at the eventual limit pricing for an RLV
(about US$ 0.50 per lbm) the putative $5000 price of a ticket to LEO might
be competitive w/ point to point transport costs.
Whether it will be economically competitive w/ a partially reusable
seems—to me—rather an open question. Perhaps for certain military uses....
Bill
On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 7:51 AM Ken Biba <kenbiba@xxxxxx> wrote:
Thoughts? Particularly about economics and reusability.
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